Communist Ideology at the Root of China’s Religious Abuse, Advocate Says

China, widely recognized as one of the world’s “worst offenders” of religious rights, has carried out persecution in various forms to uphold its communist ideology and maintain political control, a rights advocate said at a global religious persecution forum in Edmonton. Katherine Leung, a policy adviser at Hong Kong Watch, commented on why certain regimes or governments perceive an advantage or necessity in persecuting religious minority groups. “In the case of China, I think it’s rooted in communist ideology. China is officially an atheist state,” she said during the forum, titled “A Conversation on Global Religious Persecution” held on March 2....